AMD to Acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 Billion, Adding AI Pioneer as Chief Scientist
AMD announced on September 29, 2026, that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs, the spatial-intelligence startup founded by Stanford professor and AI researcher Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting directly to chief executive Lisa…